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BlackBerry To Setup Server In Bangladesh With Access To Intelligence Agencies?

BlackBerry has allegedly agreed to set up a server in Bangladesh, and if it is implemented, the country’s intelligence agencies will have access to its subscribers’ information. Apparently, this decision came at a meeting between Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) and BlackBerry officials, which took place in Dhaka recently. At the moment, BlackBerry has been providing services in Dhaka without a server there, so there is no easy legal access to the classified information of more than 6,000 subscribers, which is putting national security at risk, BTRC sources claimed. Continue reading

BlackBerry Issues BlackBerry Z10 and PlayBook Security Advisories

BlackBerry’s security incident response team has issued two advisories warning BlackBerry Z10 and PlayBook tablet users to update to the latest version of the operating system and software on both platforms. These patches address a remote code-execution vulnerability in the Adobe Flash Player integrated into the BlackBerry products, as well as a privilege escalation flaw in the BlackBerry OS. You are strongly advised to update these devices to BlackBerry 10 OS version 10.0.10.648 or later and version 2.1.0.1526 of the PlayBook software. So if you have not updated, perhaps its time to do so! Continue reading

BlackBerry OS 10.2 Adding Android Open Accessory Protocol Support, Screenshot & Peripheral (USB, Printers, etc) & Identity APIs

Digging in OS 10.2 that was recently launched as the Dev build and an alpha build leaked out earlier this week, the guys over at BerryReview spotted this interesting tibit. BlackBerry now finally added a Screen Capture API both in native and Cascades paving the way for applications to save a screenshot into the camera roll – identical to what happens where the volume button screenshot keys are pressed. In addition, BlackBerry has specifically stated support for the Android Open Accessory Protocol which allows devices to easily be detected and setup communication with your BlackBerry 10 device. Continue reading